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Senators Stabenow and Peters Host Virtual Meeting with Michigan Democratic House Delegation

By Donald James Special to the Chronicle

On Friday, September 18, just 46 days before the 2020 General Election, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary C. Peters hosted a virtual legislative update.

The two senators invited members of the Michigan House Delegation to hear about the work that’s being done in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the people of Michigan. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives who also participated in the virtual platform included Brenda Lawrence, Dan Kildee, Debbie Dingell, Rashida Tlaib and Elissa Slotkin.

Stabenow opened the virtual meeting speaking on the many issues facing the people of Michigan including the COVID19 pandemic, the economy and racial disparity.

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A Question of Inclusion: Does The DIA Support The Black Community?

Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters

By Whitney Gresham

“We’ve had a collision of crises,” said Stabenow. “And as you know, COVID-19 impacts everything about our lives. It impacts the economy, our families, whether our children can go to school safely, our health, our livelihood, and we know that it didn’t have to be almost 200,000 deaths in this country because of COVID-19. So we have a lot of work to do. Hopefully, we will have a new administration that will move forward on everything about health care, and not just about testing and a vaccine.”

For more than a century the Detroit Institute for the Arts (DIA) has been considered one of the crown jewels of the city and state of Michigan. With its more than 100 galleries of art with exhibits from artists as renowned as Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Salvador Dali, John James Audubon, Georgia O’Keefe, Andrew Wyeth, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Jacob Lawrence and more, the Woodward Avenue landmark is a tourism magnet for people from around the world.

Stabenow also spoke about racial discrimination and police brutality in this country, and how Americans collectively and emotionally witnessed the murder of George Floyd. She said that other African Americans that have fallen to racism and police brutality must be remembered.

The museum’s art collection has been valued at more than $8 billion.

And yet, for almost as long as it

has been in existence there have been persistent rumblings that the DIA has underserved Detroit’s large Black community and has often been a hostile workplace environment for its Black employees.

Despite its public-facing efforts at outreach and inclusion, complaints that it does not include the Black community in enough of its programming, low levels of sponsorship of Black artists as well as chronic undervaluation and mistreatment of its Black staff and others have grown louder over the years. It reached a crescendo recently after a group of about 20 former and current staff members calling themselves DIA Staff Action took to social media promoting the hashtag #Decol-

“I hope that there are fundamental changes stemming from the series of moments and stories into a reconfiguration of a powerful movement,” Stabenow said.

“But we have to make sure that people continue to pay attention. We must make sure the right people are in Congress and in the White House who will actually do something about making things better.

This means voting and holding people accountable.”

Before Stabenow turned the virtual meeting over to Peters, she reflected on what he is doing in the Senate for his constituents.

“Gary is in the middle of this fight… he is my partner,” Stabenow said. “I

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onizeDIA with an online petition and a list of reforms it says are needed at the museum.

The petition, launched on the website Change.org, claims among other things that the DIA has a hostile work environment where staff, especially Blacks, other people of color and women are unable to thrive. And its “public commitment to diversity and inclusion, does not match the actions within the organization where these initiatives and programs are under-funded and disregarded as essential museum work.”

It also charged the DIA with having poor labor conditions and accuses its leadership of a lack of staff support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The petition notes the group seeks “the transformation of labor conditions, addressing classist, sexist, colonist practices that will result in a more equitable, inclusive and kinder work environment,” and called for the removal of Salvador Salort-Pons from the position as director, president and chief executive officer and an independent investigation into the alleged misconduct and potential abuse of power

by Salort-Pons and Eugene Gargaro Jr., chairman of the board.

Salort-Pons has also come under fire for hanging his wealthy in-law’s El Greco in the museum in violation of DIA conflict-of-interest rules to prevent self-dealing.

The larger issue, however, is the concerns raised by DIA Staff Action is his autocratic management style cou-

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Voter Preparation! Voter Participation! Voter Protection!

The Detroit Branch NAACP is pleased to join with Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in the noble effort to reassure Michiganders that our elections are safe, secure, and that all votes will be counted. In this era of voter suppression, along with the misinformation and miscommunication from some of our nation’s leading officials, we must speak up and speak out now. It is vitally important that the citizens know that we still live in a democracy. Voting is at the very heart and essence of preserving our republic. The Detroit Branch remains committed to voter preparation by informing the general public of their rights as citizens, their access to the voting booth, absentee balloting, and the elimination of any barriers to exercise their constitutional right to vote. We are here to urge every citizen to think critically about any information you hear to the contrary.

“It’s crucial that all Michiganders know how to safely exercise their right to vote and make a plan ahead of the November election. Right now, Michigan citizens can register to vote and request an absentee ballot

livering them to their local election clerk’s office or ballot dropbox. Starting Sept. 24 local election clerk offices will send absentee ballots to voters and have them available for early in-person voting. Whitmer also noted that Michigan citizens who are not registered and do not have a state ID or driver’s license can register at their local election clerk’s office.

online at Michigan.gov/Vote,” said Governor Whitmer. “They also have a number of options to vote safely and securely, including from home, early at their clerk’s office, and in person at the polls, and I encourage them to make their voting plan now.”

Whitmer encouraged those who choose to vote from home to avoid possible U.S. Postal Service delays by mailing their ballots back as soon as possible or hand-de-

“Already we’ve had three successful elections this year which saw record turnout, record numbers of citizens voting by mail, and little to no crowding on Election Day. We are on track to replicate this success in November,” said Benson. “Our clerks are doing their part, working tirelessly as they have all year to juggle unprecedented challenges while embracing record turnout. But they and voters need support from the federal government and our state legislature.”

Benson noted that while other states provide days for pre-processing of absentee ballots, Senate Bill 757, passed yesterday by the Michigan Senate would allow only a few more hours, and only limited pre-pro-

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pled with a lack of cultural competency in dealing with Black and other people of color. His critics argue it has badly eroded morale and once again made the museum’s leadership treatment of race a source of contention after years of aggressive community outreach. This at precisely the time when questions about institutional racism are gaining new currency and urgency in cultural institutions around the country.

A July New York Times story noted that Andrea Montiel de Shuman, a former digital experience designer, quit and complained in an online essay of “a contradictory, hostile, at times vicious and chaotic work environment” that censors the work of people of color and neglects Black communities.

And the story reported two Black assistant curators, who were hired for the contemporary art department in 2016 as part of an effort to expand diversity, left within two years.

One of the curators, Taylor Renee Aldridge, said in an email to the Times that her situation “is emblematic of many cases of abuse and systemic violence that permeates from the top down in museums, and especially the DIA.” But Salort-Pons has his defenders. Detroit cultural critic and author Marsha Philpot, known locally as Marsha Music, expressed her support for him in a widely read social media post noting his outreach efforts included everything from the screening of an Aretha Franklin documentary and a panel discussion at the DIA honoring three elder veterans of the arts in Detroit, all of whom were over 80-yearsold, Dell Pryor, Dr. Cledie Taylor and Shirley Woodson.

“It was standing room only in the Kresge Court.

These women have been running galleries in Detroit for decades and the three of them had never been acknowledged in this way by the DIA,” Music said. “It is the staff people with whom we met who put together an event like that. However, as head of their organization Salort-Pons greenlighted this. It sends a very powerful message about acknowledgment of Detroit’s African American majority and its long-time arts legacy.”

Under Salort-Pons the DIA even had a special weekend event celebrating African American hair by a well-known hair artisan. “Can you imagine that? An event celebrating Black hair at the DIA,” she said with a laugh.

“My defense of Mr. Salort-Pons was not aimed against those who have labor issues,” Music told the Chronicle. “It was not my wish to be pitted against activists who have expressed concerns about their work environment. I desired to highlight the fact the NYT story about this controversy had completely ignored those of us in the community who have been the recipients of support by the DIA and Mr. Salort-Pons and the significant work that is going on.”

Hubert Massey, a current nine-year-member of the DIA Board of Trustees agreed with Marsha Music. He praised Salort-Pons for his outreach to Detroit’s Black community and for making the DIA more accessible to a greater swath of Detroiters than any director who preceded him.

“Of all of our directors of the museum, Salvador is probably the person that stands out in my mind as the person who more than any other innovates as far as bringing communities into the DIA,” he said. “I’ve never seen a museum director come to the community, break bread and celebrate local artists like he did …

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always said that Gary and I are the onetwo punch for Michigan. Senator Peters makes a difference every day. I need him coming back to the Senate next year so we can continue to work together for the people of Michigan.”

“Thank you for those words, and we will be together for another six years,” Peters declared. “Let’s hope that we are in the majority because we can truly make the kind of difference that we need to make in this country, and we can help all of our House colleagues that are already in the majority. Imagine putting all of these forces together – it would be great!”

Peters pivoted to talk about COVID19 and the federal response to the pandemic.

“I’ve been in the middle of that response as ranking member of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA,” said Peters. “I want to say the current administration was clearly too slow in coming together and putting together the kind of aggressive response that we needed. I know firsthand because I saw it firsthand.”

and all the other things he was doing.”

Both Massey and Marsha Music specifically mentioned Salort-Pons’ involvement with the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club, a Detroit art enthusiast group that supports the fine arts in the Detroit area. It is a group of community artists who meet weekly at a local Coney Island to share art, sell art, raffle art, get educated about art, announce openings and other art events, and even perform art.

Salort-Pons and his wife are active members of the group. Massey said he could not speak on the handling of personnel issues at the museum, however, he rejected criticism that Salort-Pons has been insensitive and non-accommodating to the creative and cultural interests of Black Detroiters.

“He has made strides to bridge the gap to bring the DIA closer to the community environment for the people of Detroit,” Massey said. “He sees the value in having and including people of this community within the DIA.” Salort-Pons said he was proud of the museum’s support within Detroit’s artistic community and relied on their advice in crafting the DIA’s outreach efforts.

“The Detroit artistic community continues to be very supportive of the work the DIA is doing,” he said. “What is crucial is the fact I rely on their feedback and advice and ideas on how to learn more of what they are doing and to broaden and deepen our engagements within the neighborhoods.”

Salort-Pons acknowledged while the DIA under his leadership has been making progress in becoming more inclusive and diversifying its operations across all departments, including offering paid internships to increase access to the

“Gary, I just want you to know that you have a whole team of fighters on your side,” said Lawrence. “We are committed to making sure you return to the Senate. You’ve been a true fighter in the Senate for Michigan.”

Lawrence went on to speak about racism and her fight to eradicate it. The congresswoman described how she was impacted by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis earlier this year.

“When I went to Minneapolis and knelt at the spot where George Floyd was killed, it took a little bit out of me,” said Lawrence. “But I had to get off my knee and get back to work to keep fighting. I was proud that the U.S. House of Representatives stood up, went to work, and produced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. I am proud to be on the Congressional Black Caucus that led that bill.”

The Bill (H.R. 7120) addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices, measures to eliminate discriminatory policing practices and law enforcement accountability.

Lawrence stressed the importance of turning out to vote. She cited words of wisdom that the late Congressman John Lewis liked to convey to as many Black people that he could reach.

Peters pointed out how African American and other communities of color are vastly disproportionately impacted as it relates to being infected and dying from COVID-19. Peters said that he has introduced legislation to create a civil rights and community inclusion unit of FEMA. The mission of the unit, according to Peters, will help communities of color impacted disproportionately by any kind of natural disaster.

“Why do you think there are so many people trying to keep us from voting?”

Lewis would ask. “Because they know when we vote we change things.”

“There has to be a focus on those communities that get hit the hardest because they tend to always be communities of color,” Peter said. “That legislation has now passed out of committee and now heads to the full Senate for a vote, hopefully soon.”

Other U.S. House of Representatives members who spoke included Dan Kildee (Michigan’s 5th Congressional District); Debbie Dingell (Michigan’s 12th Congressional District); Elissa Slotkin (Michigan’s 8th Congressional District); and Rashida Tlaib (Michigan’s 13th Congressional District).

Peters said he is also working in a bi-partisan manner to address criminal justice reform and ways to strengthen community policing.

Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, who represents Michigan’s 14th District, spoke next and immediately addressed Peters.

Lawrence said that while we have lost courageous fighters like John Lewis, John Conyers, Elijah Cummings and others, this is our time to step into those footprints to continue the fight and stay on the journey to justice.

“As we push forward to vote, it’s not just about names on the ballots,” Tlaib said. “There are also issues that matter to us. When Black and Brown communities come out to vote, we win.

But beyond elections, we have to be out there speaking about injustices in America.”

museum field, it still has room for improvement.

“When I became director in 2015, we made a commitment to diversify our board to really reflect the diversity of our tri-counties,” he said. “We have been diversifying our staff and I think we have been successful in diversifying our junior staff and must do better with our senior staff and other areas.”

“We really want to transform the culture of the organization and make sure that in our future work, inclusion, diversity, equity and access is expressed and portrayed in all activities, and we have engaged The Kaleidoscope Group to lead our work in developing that roadmap,” Salort-Pons said. “That includes internal work, exhibitions and permeates all the way to our governance.”

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far to turn back now. We urge everyone to TAKE YOUR SOLES TO THE POLLS AND VOTE,” said NAACP Detroit Chapter President, Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony.

cessing, which is not enough to make a significant difference. Benson also pointed out that thousands of voters were disenfranchised in the August primary because their ballots arrived late or without a signature matching the one on their voter registration. The legislature has not advanced the bills that have been introduced to prevent such disenfranchisement in November.

“I encourage all voters to turn to trusted sources of information, like our printed voter guides distributed this week and our award-winning online voter guide Vote411.org, as well as the information shared by the Department of State and local election clerks,” said Michigan League of Women Voters President Christina Schlitt. “And if you see election information that is untrue or suspicious, report it immediately to the Department of State by emailing Misinformation@Michigan.gov.”

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Community leaders joined Whitmer and Benson to express their confidence in Michigan’s elections and to call on all to support them.

“Every citizen of the state must know that the upcoming election will be safe, secure and solidified on the rolls for voter accreditation. Every vote must count. We will not be tricked, bamboozled, or have our eyes taken off the prize of voter participation. We have come too

“Michiganders can also support our elections directly, by serving as an election worker on Election Day,” said Michigan Emgage Executive Director Nada Al-Hanooti. “Communities across the state need more election workers than ever this year, and bilingual workers are especially helpful. Sign up at Michigan. gov/DemocracyMVP.”

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Detroit Is Us Campaign Launches

By Megan Kirk

Two local Detroit companies are launching a campaign aimed at sharing stories of what it means to be Black in the city. Sponsored by TandemEd LLC: Own Your Story (OYS) and Force Detroit have joined forces to present the Detroit Is Us campaign.

Collecting individual stories from Detroit’s young people, the Detroit Is Us campaign will focus on building stronger communities by using genuine narratives from the people who live in it.

James Eberheart Jr, known as Screal, serves as Detroit’s City Manager for Own Your Story. An Inkster native, Eberheart looks to give Black Detroiters a voice in creating their own stories.

“Detroit Is Us is a community-led campaign that supports Black Detroit in showcasing ‘our stories to ourselves.’ Unapologetically, we work to unite Black communities and build collective strength to protect and promote our spaces in the city of Detroit and beyond. Black Detroiters telling and owning our stories, our way,” Eberheart says.

It’s Not Too Late:

Why the U.S. Census Is Important

By Megan Kirk The 2020 Census has extended its deadline, giving citizens nationwide the opportunity to be counted. With just under 50 percent of Detroit residents responding, communities are racing against the clock for their responses to be recorded.

TandemEd LLC acts as the parent company of Own Your Story. Jason Rivers, National Director for Own Your Story, is hoping by presenting the African American narrative, communities will have the chance to create a better future.

“Local OYS campaigns are centered on healthy perspectives meant to further prompt actions that align with collective best interests, and that will help yield better life outcomes for Black youth, families, residents and businesses,” Rivers explains.

Founded on three pillars: Own the Block + Business, Level Up: Mind, Body + Spirit, and Advocate for Blackness, the Detroit Is Us campaign will place an emphasis on wealth, wellness and promoting pride through education.

“Through showing them the benefits of ownership and how that directly correlates to building and sustaining wealth, we can better fund the needs of our communities. Pillar two is where we focus on the overall health of our people. The third pillar is vital to the livelihood of Black people, advocating for Blackness through education,” Eberheart says.

With virtual communication, the Own Your Story Community Ambassadors used Zoom to facilitate community conversations.

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Responsible for counting the country’s population, the Census occurs every 10 years and is a key factor in determining federal funding and political representation. Detroit currently stands as one of the most undercounted cities.

Victoria Kovari, Detroit 2020 director of Campaign, is working to change that.

“So, we’re right at about 50 percent, 49.8 percent.

That includes all the addresses the Census has in their database which includes vacant homes and lots. Once the count is over, it will take into account the vacant lots and homes and recalculate the numbers,” Kovari explains.

Detroit communities in the downtown, Midtown and Wayne State University areas are the least represented. In addition to these communities, addresses in the 48206, 48204, 48214 and 48215 zip codes have low rates of reporting.

“Those would be the ones who are the lowest. They’ll all reporting at 35 to 40 percent,” Kovari explains.

To counter this, the Detroit Census Bureau has enlisted the help of several community organizations to encourage the residents to participate. Volunteers are going door-to-door to get responses from addresses who have yet to reply.

“We’ve hired 11 community groups to knock on doors and get people to fill out their Census,” Kovari says. “We’ve knocked on 236,000 doors and will

probably knock on 100,000 more before the end of the month.”

Among the groups hired, The People’s Action, is doing its part in spreading awareness about the importance of completing the Census. Chief Operating Officer Jacqueline Robinson is helping to lead the charge.

“Our primary initiative is canvassing.

We’ve knocked on over 75,000 doors over the last two months,” Robinson says. “We have been sharing the importance of completing the census on social media and working with stakeholders in the community to ensure that they are spreading the word, as well.”

As local community groups continue to shed light on the Census, Robinson believes distrust is leading to a low response rate.

“In this current social/political climate people are hesitant to divulge any information to the government. We have a very large immigrant community, as well as a lot of people of color. They are justifiably concerned; however, most are unaware that it is illegal for the Census Bureau to share personal information,” Robinson explains.

A lack in responses could result in a loss of key financial support from Washington, D.C. Programs essential to education, road repairs, healthcare and emergency response could be affected by losing funding over the next 10 years.

“I think there are three main reasons

why people should care. The first, the Census is equal to $5,000 per person per year that comes back to citizens through government funded programs like Medicaid, bridge cards and free lunches. Second, it determines our political population. Third, is a personal reason. It’s a public record. In 70 years when the records are released, families will be able to see where you lived and have a record of who you were.”

To encourage community involvement, the City of Detroit has launched a communications campaign aimed at raising responses for Detroit’s lowest represented neighborhoods. With the help of some of Detroit’s biggest names, the campaign is using the power of social media to influence the community.

“We’ve used a lot of influencers such as Kash Doll, Big Sean, Tommey Walker of Detroit vs. Everybody and Eminem to influence the community to fill the forms out,” Kovari says.

In addition to the social media campaign, the City of Detroit and its volunteers have begun canvassing the neighborhoods.

“We’ve been at food distribution sites to get folks to fill out their Census forms while they wait in their cars. We’ve offered incentives like five dollars off hairstyles at barbershops and beauty salons,” Kovari says.

As volunteers and the City of Detroit continue to canvass neighborhoods, concerns of COVID-19 make efforts strained. The Census requires residents to complete the information based on their address as of April 1. Due to the pandemic, some citizens, including college students, have left their homes and

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Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $11.2 Million To Pediatric Cancer Research And Celebrates September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month The non-profit embarks on a virtual month-long series of events and announces 26 researcher grant winners at children’s hospitals throughout the nation in the month of September. Additional grants provided to add even more COVID-19 testing sites.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported by Hyundai Motor America and its U.S. dealers, announces its 22nd consecutive year in the fight to end childhood cancer. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness month and the organization announced its new grant winners in efforts of finding more cures and improving care for children fighting pediatric cancer. When a child is diagnosed with pediatric cancer, she/he is immediately thrust into the scary world of cancer. For a child diagnosed, the journey back to health often includes constant trips to the hospital, medical tests, surgeries, and nights spent away from all things familiar. The

“As the board chair for Hyundai Hope On Wheels, there is no greater joy for me than to meet the faces of brave pediatric cancer fighters at children’s hospitals across the nation,” says Scott Fink, Board Chair and Hyundai owner, Hyundai of New Port Richey (New Port Richey, FL) and Hyundai of Wesley Chapel (Wesley Chapel, FL). “These amazing kids embody the word hope. They exemplify all that’s wonderful about childhood, and they show adults the courage of facing adversity. The reality is there is nothing fun about being a kid with cancer. With Hyundai Hope On Wheels, we will continue this fight the disease, and help these children thrive and return to a happy and normal life.”

Hyundai Hope On Wheels has selected 26 grant winners for pediatric cancer research and 23 institutions to receive grants for COVID-19 testing. To date, this brings Hyundai Hope On Wheels donations to just over $172 million to support the fight against pediatric cancer.

The annual September campaign theme is Every Handprint Tells A Story.

Every 36 minutes a child is diagnosed with pediatric cancer. There are more than 15,000 new cases of pediatric can-

cer diagnosed in the United States each year. Although 80% of kids with cancer can be cured, pediatric cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among U.S. children. With its Every Handprint Tells A Story campaign, Hyundai Hope On Wheels brings together the many stakeholders – the child, families, doctors, hospitals, advocates, donors, and others – who work to identify new ways to find a cure and improve care for children battling pediatric cancer.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels grants are awarded through a competitive peer-reviewed process. The Scholar Hope Grant and The Young Investigator grants are awarded during the month of September, exclusively to COG member institutions. This year, the organization awarded COVID-19 drive-thru testing grants to 23 sites throughout the nation. More than one-million COVID-19 tests have been completed at sites supported by the Hyundai grant.

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“These community conversations were facilitated by our Own Your Story Detroit Fellows who completed an internal certification process focused on Black history, community organizing, data collection and marketing,” Rivers shared.

“We collected the stories of the community by doing Zoom Party Live sessions, which included a series of questions and some forward-facing questions. Those Zoom Party Live sessions were a weekly focus group,” Eberheart adds.

In addition to the campaign, a $100,000 dollar community fund will be introduced to support current and future projects relevant to the campaign. The fund will be managed through FORCE Detroit and is made possible with sponsors like New Era Detroit, FORCE Detroit, Three Thirteen Store, Campaign for Black Male Achievement - Detroit, and TandemEd. “To further ensure the community-generated campaign becomes a way of life, we are allocating funds and opportunities for community members to continue the ‘Detroit is Us’ campaign, aligned activities and projects that promote the three campaign pillars in their own innovative and creative ways,” Rivers added.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Rivers’ experience of Detroit was shaped through the love and hospitality of Detroit communities.

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moved to combat the virus.

“COVID has really hurt the Census count because people have had survival on their minds,” Kovari explains.

“Wayne State is really low. It’s not even at 40 percent. Most people have left their apartments and chose to fight the pandemic elsewhere.”

According to a press release from Charmine Yates, media specialist for Michigan with the U.S. Census Bureau, volunteers and workers have been trained on safety procedures and social distancing to keep themselves and residents safe.

Per the press release: Census takers have completed training on social distancing and safety protocols, will follow local public health guidelines, and will be required to wear a face mask when conducting follow-up visits.

• Maintain social distance of 6 ft. or more.

“What I understand from listening and talking to Black Detroiters is that being Black in Detroit symbolizes strength, the mecca of Blackness, drive, resilience, hustle, iconic struggle, leaders in culture that moves the country; a loving and accepting people that have embraced me from day one. I am a far better person having the opportunity to experience our Black communities in Detroit,” Rivers explains.

The Detroit initiative will continue through October 3 with the ultimate goal of creating awareness and shared perspectives of the community.

“The goal is to OWN our story and continue to shift and grow the mindset of who we are and who we are to become within our communities UNAPOLOGETICALLY,” Eberheart enthuses.

In addition to the Detroit Is Us campaign, the Own Your Story project also launched in Newark, NJ, and New Orleans, La. “The launch of New Orleans and Newark began the end of August. That has been a powerful shift in understanding our culture dynamics within those Black communities,” Eberheart shared.

To become involved, follow the campaign on Instagram @ownyourstorydetroit, visiting the website for TandemEd LLC or FORCE Detroit or by sharing their personal stories of the city.

“I have been able to reflect on Detroit from many different perspectives of my personal experiences. Some comes from entertainment, some from organizations. But what we have noticed is that we are Visioneers: visionaries and engineers. Black Detroit moves the world,” Eberheart said.

• Practice hand hygiene.

• Not entering homes and conducting interviews outside as much as possible or practical.

Despite the pandemic, officials are urging resident to cooperate with volunteers in completing their Census. To identify a Census taker, check for an official badge with their picture, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark and an expiration date. Residents can also contact the Regional Census Center to verify the identity of a worker.

“If someone comes knocking at your door for the Census, please answer the questions,” Kovari urges. “Its nine questions like age, race and name. There’s no questions about finances.”

It is not too late to record your responses for this decade’s Census report.

The deadline to complete the 2020 Census is September 30. To complete, fill out the information online or contact the office at 844-330-2020. By law, responses are confidential and cannot be shared with any other government agency.

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Small Businesses Need Your Business

By Kevin Johnson

To date, DEGC has administered two COVID-19 financial relief programs to help Detroit small businesses stay solvent during the pandemic. The first program provided a total of $4 million to more than 730 Detroit businesses between April and June.

The second, the Michigan Small Business Restart Program (MSBRP), will award over $7 million to business owners in grants of up to $20,000. DEGC anticipates more than 900 businesses will receive financial assistance from this program, with at least 70 percent of the total funds going to women-, minority- and veteran-owned businesses.

What is the impact of an $11 million injection into Detroit’s small businesses ecosystem? The answer depends on who you ask.

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For some businesses, the money is simply not enough. Too many of Detroit’s small businesses have already closed permanently, unable to survive the crisis.

In some instances the grants are sustaining businesses, and even allowing them to grow. Skin Bar VII, which opened late last year on the Avenue of Fashion with the help of a Motor City Match (MCM) grant, was just hitting its stride when the crisis hit. This business received funding from both relief programs, and today is operating online and in-person with newly implemented cleaning and health and safety regulations.

With increased customer traffic, Skin Bar VII is looking to hire employees as they adjust to the new normal.

Other businesses are also gaining momentum during these uncertain times.

Amazon Announces Plans to Hire 2,000 Metro Detroiters

By Donald James

Terri’s Cakes, an MCM Round 14 recipient of $75,000, is booked with customer orders through the middle of October. Owner Garnett Conerway is committed to shifting her home business to a brick-and-mortar store at 16311 E. Warren Ave.

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Amazon, one of the world’s largest companies, continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to hire metro Detroiters. The e-commerce giant announced last week that it is hiring 2,000 people in this area to meet growing demands of online customers. Statewide, Amazon is hiring an additional 1,000 workers. Overall, the company is seeking to fill 100,000 new fulland part-time positions across the United States and Canada.

Source Booksellers on Cass Ave. received grants from DEGC, TechTown and the Book Industry Charity Foundation.

Owner Janet Webster Jones moved quickly to online ordering and social media advertising, and as a result, is increasing the store’s reach as well as local sales.

According to Ofori Agboka, Amazon’s vice president of human resources for Global Customer Fulfillment, many of the open positions in metro Detroit are in fulfillment operations, which are an assortment of jobs aimed at filling customers’ orders. The positions have a starting hourly wage of $15.00, with full benefits for fulltime employees that begin day one. The company is also offering sign- up bonuses of at least $250.

Lush Yummies Pie Co. moved into a new production space in the Eastern Market Business Accelerator this summer. An MCM grant paid for new equipment, and celebrities such as Lena Waithe, Lance Gross and Oprah Winfrey have helped with publicity. Today, wholesale accounts are growing, and online sales are up. Grants from both COVID relief programs are helping Lush Yummies Pie scale and hire more employees.

“We know these are tough times,” said Agboka. “We are proud to be in a position to provide great jobs and great opportunities at Amazon.

The opportunities are endless! ”

Business owners tell us that while grants are part of the solution, they are not the panacea for an extended economic crisis. That’s why it’s so important for public/private partnerships to provide holistic solutions that will address both immediate issues and long-term needs. This includes access to capital, connection to a qualified workforce, help with COVID protocols and one-on-one help from business experts.

Loan relief, rent assistance and grants provide an immediate lifeline for businesses. However, a consistent revenue stream from customer purchases is the only longterm solution for small business sustainability. While coalitions will continue to address systemic barriers to business success, all of us can do our part by shopping at neighborhood businesses. Let’s use our spending dollars to sustain Detroit’s small businesses – the lifeblood of our economy and heartbeat of our communities.

While Amazon has not created a dedicated pathway that will give Detroiters priority access to the open positions, per se, Agboka is confident that Detroiters will rise to the task of applying for so many open positions in greater Detroit.

“We are targeting our recruitment to Detroiters through the Michigan Chronicle and local news stations,” Agboka said. “We came to Detroit because we believe in Detroit. We believe in Michigan.”

And Detroiters are answering the call from Amazon and its quest to fill jobs.

“There are a lot of Detroiters working at my Amazon facility,” said Art Tucker, II, who has worked at Amazon’s Livonia Fulfilment Center

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Ofori Agboka

Before Brandy v. Monica there was LLC v. Federal Trademark

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LLC v. Federal Trademark

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An LLC is a specific business structure most commonly used for single owner business or a small group of owners. The LLC is the method by which your business taxes are “passed through” from the business owners to the government. In lay terms, an LLC provides a layer of separation from the individual and the company, while also informing the state that this person/group will be responsible for the business taxes under this entity.

In a day and age where genius ideas, heart tugging art and ground breaking business concepts are flooding our timelines every second of the day, it is more important than ever for creatives, and entrepreneurs alike protect their intellectual property. Unfortunately, most creatives and entrepreneurs don’t realize the importance of protecting their stuff until they’re hit with a cease and desist letter themselves, or a bigger influencer has copied their idea and cashing in on it. Let’s change this now. The most common misconception among young and more seasoned entrepreneurs alike is the idea that a Limited Liability Corporation (more often referred as a “LLC”) is equivalent to a federal trademark. This concept could not be further from the truth. There are huge differences between the two, and here’s how to determine the benefits of an

A federal trademark on the other hand has nothing to do with your taxes or the early states of forming a business in your state.

A federal trademark protects brand names, logos, slogans, and signature product names from being copied by other people/brands without any recourse. Federal trademarks are enforced across the county, unlike state trademarks which are not allowed to use the coveted ® symbol. This coveted ® symbol tells the world

this brands is backed and protected by the federal government as being owned by “_______*insert person/business name here*______.”

Although an LLC or corporation formation is still an important step for entrepreneurs, the equally if not even more important step is the security of a federal trademark for one’s brand/business. Especially when ideas are bouncing around on social media freely around the clock.

Lucky for us, Michigan is now home to a boutique law firm specializing in federal trademark protection, TrademarkMyStuff. com If you’ve made this common mistake of launching a business without federal protection, now is perfect time to reach out their firm for assistance. You can also check the status of your brand name for free using USPTO.gov.

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The company has also reached a deal with the City of Detroit to build a 3.8-million-square-foot distribution center at the Michigan State Fairgrounds.

When completed in 2022, company officials project that thousands of new jobs will be available. With the addition of two Amazon facilities currently under construction in Pontiac,

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for three years. “However, when I joined Amazon in 2017, I didn’t know if I was going to stay, but I really like how things were being run so I decided to stay.”

One of the many things that Tucker liked was how individuals can advance to other positions in the company with higher wages. According to Tucker, he was hired as a picker, responsible for locating merchandise in the fulfillment center to meet the orders of customers.

However, he was ultimately promoted to trainer, before moving to his current position as a data analyst.

ing commitment to safety at all of our facilities,” said Agboka. “Not only are our facilities safe, but they are clean. The safety of everyone at every Amazon facility is a top priority.”

“That’s why I stayed at Amazon because there are opportunities to advance,” Tucker explained.

“Everything is merit-based here. It’s a great place to work and a great experience for anyone at any point in their lives.”

Agboka is pleased with Amazon’s level of commitment to hire Michiganders. He said since 2010 Amazon has created more than 13,500 jobs statewide and has also invested more than $2.5 billion in the state. The investments have contributed an additional $2.1 billion to Michigan’s economy and have helped create 10,000 indirect jobs on top of Amazon’s direct hires.

Tucker’s advancements at Amazon has not been by happenstance, but more as a part of the company’s $700 million “Upskill 2025” pledge, which is Amazon’s promise that its workers will have access to training opportunities to move into highly skilled technical and non-technical roles in the company’s corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers and other sectors of Amazon.

Agboka is not a stranger to metro Detroit and the employment talent pool that the Motor City produces. He grew up in Pontiac and Auburn Hills.

After graduating from Avondale High School in Auburn Hills, he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana State University. Prior to joining Amazon earlier this year, Agboka enjoyed a 24-year career with General Motors where he excelled in numerous senior executive positions in human resources, personnel and labor relations. While most of his time at GM was spent in metro Detroit, he also worked in China, Switzerland, Texas and Virginia.

Tucker is encouraging other Detroiters to take advantage of the opportunities to work for an excellent company. Once hired, workers may be placed at any one of Amazon’s many fulfillment and sortation centers in metro Detroit, including Livonia, Romulus, Hazel Park, Sterling Heights, Shelby Charter Township and Wixom.

In this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, a safe working environment is paramount.

it is apparent that Detroit and surrounding cities have become prominent destinations on Amazon’s radar for expansion.

“We have lots of customers in Michigan, and this area has proven to be a great source of talent,” said Agboka. “To see Pontiac, Detroit and other surrounding cities in Michigan continue to grow through this re-

naissance with Amazon makes me proud. I’m fortunate to work for a company that’s creating jobs and opportunities, especially in these times.”

Hiring for Amazon’s new positions in metro Detroit is already underway.

Candidates interested in employment opportunities can visit www. amazon.com/apply.

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Warner Bros delayed the release of Tenet during the pandemic until it could open it in theaters. It was a wise decision. The film belongs on a big screen. In fact, for maximum effect, viewers should consider experiencing the movie in an IMAX theater.

Director/writer Christopher Nolan is nearly unequaled when it comes to giving audiences unimaginable, spellbinding visuals: The Dark Knight, Inception, Dunkirk. He filmed Tenet in 70mm and IMAX, giving audiences a chance for a big picture adventure.

Regular screens and TV’s can’t do justice to the international espionage, sci-fi trickery and devious mayhem that unravels gorgeously (cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, Dunkirk, Interstellar) across seven countries.

Go big and the visuals will make your head spin.

Merry-Go-Round AKA Tenet A sinister group of commandos takes over an opera house, holding the audience hostage and preparing to blow up the place. A counter group of combatants intervenes. One of the potential saviors is known simply as the Protagonist (John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman). As he tries to thwart mass murder, he notices a curious event. A hole in the side of a seat seems to refill itself with debris.

At first, it seems like a minor occurrence. Then he realizes that it’s an example of a bizarre force. A reversing of the flow of time. Like a bullet reentering a chamber after it’s been shot from a gun. In the wrong hands, it’s a power that can become lethal.

Quiana “Que” Broden, owner of The Kitchen by Cooking with Que

Rocket Mortgage Announces Detroit Demo Day Finalists

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This “time inversion” phenomenon comes under the watch of a secret organization dubbed Tenet. Quickly Protagonist finds himself embroiled in global intrigue, a dark underworld that includes arms dealers, physicists, mad scientists and people eager to end humankind. His quest to save the human race takes him to London, Mumbai, Oslo, Southern California…

Along the way, he partners up with Neil (Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse), mingles with a tall rich art dealer named Kat (Elizabeth Debicki, Widows) and exchanges bitter remarks with Kat’s evil, jealous, filthy rich Russian oligarch husband Andrei (Kenneth Branagh, Dunkirk). He meets a weapons trafficker Priya (Dimple Kapadia), connects with operative Mahir (Himesh Patel, Yesterday) and joins forces with a soldier named Yves (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals). Is it enough to stop World War III? You decide.

To get audiences in the mood for a mind-boggling spectacle, the production design (Nathan Crowley, The Dark Knight) and sets are never less than awe inspiring. The film rarely loses its rhythm (editor Jennifer Lame, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead), and when it does it’s because the script with its occasional over-abundance of expository dialogue slows things down. The special effects wizardry (special effects: Kevin Bitters, Beasts of No Nation; visual effects Reetu Aggarwal) involved in making cars uncrash, bombs unexplode and characters eye themselves from other time periods are graphic enough to drive you batty!

The film’s sound (Angela Ang) is a very key and domineering element.

Like the noise in A Quiet Place, it almost should get third billing. At times it is scary and energizing. At times it feels like the cast is shouting over it, to the point that you can’t always discern what they’re saying. The same goes for the musical soundtrack, which is entrancing quite often, but loud at times when it shouldn’t be.

Regardless, whether they’re near a plane crashing, a building imploding or a gunfire in the distance, audiences can hear and feel what the characters are experiencing in the most penetrating way.

John David Washington has crossed a bridge. He’s no longer just the son of a superstar actor. He is a superstar actor. Seconds after he’s on screen, you get the deal. He is as confident, adventurous and acrobatic as Tom Cruise in the Mission Impossible series. As cool and debonair as any of the Bond men. As his character becomes more poised and powerful, you become more assured that you are watching the blossoming of an actor who can dominate scenes that should have been stolen by veterans like Kenneth Branagh and Michael Caine.

Robert Pattinson adds a very mysterious element. You’re not sure if you can trust Neil, because the ac-

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Rocket Mortgage has announced this year’s finalists for its fourth annual Detroit Demo Day. With over $1 million dollars of funding up for grabs and beginning with 100 semi-finalists, the pool was narrowed to just 17 finalists, including several Black-owned businesses across the city.

Detroit Demo Day 2020 was redesigned with new categories: Start, Sustain and Build. These categories look to award business development amid the COVID-19 pandemic and help established businesses fighting to continue to serve the community.

Businesses under the Start category are those which have been able to launch in the pandemic or have had to revamp their business plans to accommodate the current health climate. Three winners in this category will be awarded up to $75,000 in grant money for their business needs.

The Sustain category is designated for businesses who need additional help in recovering from the fallout of COVID-19. With history in the community, five winners from these established businesses will win up to $50,000 in grant funding.

Among these businesses, The Kitchen by Cooking with Que, owned and operated by Quiana “Que” Broden, provides a unique dining experience complete with chef tastings, food demonstrations and cooking classes.

“Are you kidding me? This is Psycho! A Blessing literally! The fact that people all over the world will learn and understand what we are doing in Detroit…. teaching people how to Eat to Live. We need food like we need air to breathe! So, all the food that we eat matters. Now I can pitch to get more healthy food all over.

This is a chance of a lifetime to me. I’m just excited to get the opportunity to be among some of the greats in the City of Detroit!” Broden said.

Also competing in the Sustain category is Narrow Way Café and Shop. As finalists in last year’s Detroit Demo Day, brothers Davis and Jonathan Merritt are thankful to have another chance to grow their business and neighborhood.

“It’s amazing for us as brothers to have another opportunity to make a difference in our community. We were a finalist last year and just the experience taught us a lot. We are extremely grateful to have another shot,” Jonathan Merritt says.

In the Build category are businesses looking to grow their company with a business model or product in spite of the pandemic. Three winners in this category will be awarded up to $200,000 in interest-free loans or equity-like investments.

Jessica Hayes-Stallings, founder of Skinphorea Facial Bar in Royal Oak, hopes to bring her business closer to the City of Detroit if chosen as a winner of Detroit’s Demo Day. “Winning would allow us the opportunity to finish our second location in Corktown, the capital for inventory to keep up with the high demand and the ability to

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Detroit Demo Days From page B-1 welcome 22 new employees to our team.

To be busy and scaling a small business during a time like this, reassures my team and I that we are on the right track!” Hayes-Stallings stated.

Dana White, owner of Paralee Boyd, a hair studio dedicated to women with thick and curly hair, looks to continue her dream of addressing common haircare issues for women.

“It would mean providing me with an opportunity to adapt to the changing climate. Although the vision for Paralee Boyd is the same, it is delayed. I have to take into consideration this new climate. Winning would provide me with the tools needed to prepare and prosper in my amended vision,” White says.

The Quicken Loans Community Fund serves as the philanthropic arm of Rocket Mortgage and responsible for choosing this year’s finalists. Also offering mentorship, networking and support for all winners of Demo Day, the Quicken Loans Community Fund works to ensure small businesses can thrive in the city.

“This year’s Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day finalists include a diverse set of leaders who have built businesses that are an integral part of the fabric of our community and innovated through the current crisis to offer unique products

Tenet

From page B-1 tor adds a dubious twist to his performance. Debicki makes an alluring Kat who plays it vulnerable one minute, but brave enough in a second to kill anyone.

Her flirtations with Washington sizzle.

Branagh couldn’t be deadlier as Andrei.

The rest of the international, multicultural cast is a pleasure, and are dressed like they belong on a runway (costume design Jeffrey Kurland, Dunkirk).

As a director, Christopher Nolan is both an artist and a visionary. Whether you like or dislike his movies, his skills and taste in composition, lighting, staging, segues, drama, action scenes and big dreams are impeccable. His ability to pull performances out of his cast that fit the canvas he’s created is unapproachable. He has few peers in the industry.

The flow, choreography, timing—he approaches it like an engineer building a race car.

Nolan’s scriptwriting is innovative too. The film’s concept and his ability to wrangle the most absurd or obtuse notions of physics into a plausible plotline is amazing. If anything, it’s overly ambitious. There is no way audiences will have a full understanding of the

and services,” said Laura Grannemann, vice president of the Quicken Loans Community Fund.

Each of the 17 finalists recorded a pitch video to be considered for Detroit Demo Day’s winnings. The pitches will appear in three episodes, one per category, and will be hosted by James Chapman, CEO of Plain Sight and co-founder of Detroit Demo Day. “This year’s Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day finalists embody the type of grit and resilience that you can only find in Detroit,” Chapman says. “We have to continue to band together and lift up small and early-stage businesses across Detroit because they are the cornerstones of the community.”

Each episode will feature the recorded 90-second pitches of the finalists and be judged by a panel of entrepreneurs who include Candice Matthews Brackeen, founder and CEO of Hillman and general partner at Lightship Capital, board member of the University of Michigan Social Venture Fund Jamie Shea and founder and CEO of PlayVS Delane Parnell.

The community will also have a stake in winners by voting for three People’s Choice recipients. Each category will have a People’s Choice winner and will be awarded a $25,000 grant.

Voting for People’s Choice will open on October 20 during the launch of the episodes on DetroitDemoDay.com and will run through October 25. science behind the time inversion concept and how objects can go backward or what “effect before cause” can really mean. It’s too complicated. Even with Priya and others explaining its intricacies, the details and data become a blur.

It would take a semester at MIT, and not a 180-minute movie, to clear things up.

The magic of the odd power is on view.

The script should have explained it loosely, a couple of times, and then let the visuals do the hard work. Let the audience perceive what they wish to perceive.

Also, it feels like Tenet has four acts and two endings. Certainly, during the last moments of its 2h 30min length, it drifts from thriller espionage story with plenty of action, to a finale that descends into a typical action genre film orgy fitted with timing devices, feats of desperation and a final generic lunge at saving the world from an apocalypse. It didn’t need to do that.

Some movie fans are still skeptical about venturing into a theater to see gems like Tenet. Those fears are basic survival instincts kicking in during a very unpredictable pandemic. That said, the ideal way to watch Christopher Nolan’s extraordinary but flawed sci-fi/ action/thriller and John David Washington’s brilliant performance is on a screen the size of the Titanic.

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Maximum income and loan amount limits apply. Minimum combined loan-to-value must be greater than or equal to 80%. The home loan must fund with Bank of America. Bank of America may change or discontinue the Bank of America Down Payment Grant program or America’s Home Grant program or any portion of either without notice. Not available with all loan products, please ask for details.

2. Additional information about the Down Payment program: Down Payment Program is currently limited to two specific mortgage products. Program funds can be applied toward down payment only. Borrowers cannot receive program funds as cash back in excess of earnest money deposits. Down Payment Grant program may be considered taxable income, a 1099-MISC will be issued, consult with your tax advisor. May be combined with other offers. The Bank of America Down Payment Grant program may only be applied once to an eligible mortgage/property, regardless of the number of applicants.

3. Additional information about the America’s Home Grant program: The America’s Home Grant program is a lender credit. Program funds can only be used for nonrecurring closing costs including title insurance, recording fees, and in certain situations, discount points may be used to lower the interest rate. The grant cannot be applied toward down payment, prepaid items or recurring costs, such as property taxes and insurance.

Borrowers cannot receive program funds as cash back.

4. Maximum income and loan amount limits apply. Fixed-rate mortgages (no cash out refinances), primary residences only. Certain property types are ineligible. Maximum loan-to-value (“LTV”) is 97%, and maximum combined LTV is 105%. For LTV >95%, any secondary financing must be from an approved Community Second Program. Homebuyer education may be required. Other restrictions apply.

Credit and collateral are subject to approval. Terms and conditions apply. This is not a commitment to lend. Programs, rates, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. ©2020 Bank of America Corporation. Bank of America Community Homeownership Commitment is a trademark of Bank of America Corporation. MAP3172217 | AD-BAAM7050000 | 08/2020

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It’s our greatest feature.

It all started in 1998 when a group of Hyundai dealers wanted to make a difference for kids facing cancer. Their idea blossomed into Hyundai Hope On Wheels®. Now, every time a new Hyundai is sold a portion goes to Hyundai Hope On Wheels to help fight childhood cancer. To date, over $172 million and 1,000 grants have gone to support research at children’s hospitals with the hope of finding a cure. And during the COVID-19 crisis, Hyundai has also donated $4.4 million for drive-thru testing to help expedite diagnosis for health-compromised and at-risk children.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to remember that hope is our greatest feature. And it comes standard on every Hyundai.

Model pictured for illustrative purposes only. For every new Hyundai vehicle purchased, $14 is donated by Hyundai to Hyundai Hope On Wheels. Funds are used for pediatric cancer research grants and to raise public awareness. For more info visit HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org.

Hyundai is a registered trademark of Hyundai Motor Company. All rights reserved. ©2020 Hyundai Motor America.

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Product Development Team Lead

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Software Modeling Engineer

Visteon Corporation seeks a Product Development Team Lead in Van Buren Twp., MI, to coordinate product design activities and manage product design; among other duties. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and five years of experience in the job offered or related.

Mail resume to: Ms. Briana Hebner, Visteon, Resume Processing / JO#11010940, One Village Center Drive, Van Buren Township, MI 48111.

Notice is hereby given that the Highland Park City Council will hold a Public Hearing

Monday, October 5th, 2020 7:00 p.m.

Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Complex Council Chambers 2nd floor 12050 Woodward Ave. Highland Park, Michigan 48203

Nexteer Automotive Corporation seeks a Software Modeling Engineer in Auburn Hills, MI, to support creation / definition of functional requirements; among other duties. Min. bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering and two years of experience in the job offered or related.

Will accept a three year bachelor degree or three years of post-secondary education. Mail resume to: Angela Passariello, Nexteer Automotive, 3900 E. Holland Rd., Saginaw, MI 48601, Ref #10957220.

Systems Engineer I Nexteer Automotive Corp. seeks a Systems Engineer I in Auburn Hills, MI, to independently execute system safety activities for assigned projects related to Electric Power Steering; among other duties. Min. bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Systems or Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics, or Computer Science. International and domestic travel as needed, up to 5%. Mail resume to: Angela Passariello, Nexteer Automotive, 3900 E. Holland Rd., Saginaw, MI 48601, Ref #10987558.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments regarding request by Hamilton Corridor, LLC to vacate public streets and alleyways in the area between Hamilton and Thompson and Labelle and Auburndale.

Brenda Green City Clerk

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Lead Design Release Engineer Performance Data Recorder (PDR) Warren, MI, General Motors. Engr, dvlp &release HW &SW for PDR module for performance psgr vehicles, using Teamcenter, VSpy, RTC, ECM, &E2 tools. Troubleshoot vehicle bus messaging issues for vehicle buses over CAN, GM LAN, ­Automotive Ethernet (AE), &CAN w/ flexible data-­rate (CAN-FD). Resolve vehicle level infotainment &performance sys issues betw. Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) module, Center Stack Module (CSM) and Integrated CSM. Release HW modules (PDR &Camera) to mfg plants for dvlpmt &production builds. Support vehicle prgrms to SORP. Work w/ suppliers to understand &integrate new features. ­Analyze captured CAN bus &Automotive Ethernet bus logs of vehicle subsys ECU reprogramming &vehicle features &read DTCs over CAN using VSpy. Master, Electrical or Computer Engrg. 12 mos’ exp as Engineer, troubleshooting vehicle bus messaging issues for vehicle buses over CAN, AE, &CANFD, &resolving vehicle level infotainment ­& performance sys issues betw. IPC module &CSM, or related. Mail resume to Ref#1027, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Notice is hereby given that the Highland Park City Council will hold a Public Hearing Senior Systems Engineer

Monday, October 5th, 2020 7:00 p.m.

Nexteer Automotive Corp. seeks a Senior Systems Engineer in Saginaw, MI, to review and evaluate customer requirements related to Cyber Security; among other duties. Min. bachelor’s degree in Automotive Cyber-Security, Automotive Architecture, Electronics, Electrical Eng., Electronic Eng., or Computer Eng. and two years of experience in the job offered or related.

Send resume to: Angela Passariello, Nexteer Automotive, 3900 E. Holland Rd., Saginaw, MI 48601, Ref #10997325.

Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Complex Council Chambers 2nd floor 12050 Woodward Ave. Highland Park, Michigan 48203 The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments regarding FY 2021 Water Department budget & rates.

Brenda Green City Clerk HELP WANTED

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PVM Is seeking MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS at our various Detroit Locations to work in a senior living community performing various tasks such as receiving resident work orders, evaluating work needed, completing assigned work orders, communicating with outside vendors, inspecting grounds, facilities, and equipment. Requirements for this position are minimum of High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); one to two years related experience in maintenance required; ability to operate a computer and operate maintenance software. Must have valid Driver's License.

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The George Washington Carver Academy Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or to www.michiganchronicle.com accept the proposal that is in the best interest of the school district.

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A Tuition-Free Public SchoolLLC Academy Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, seeks a Commodity Manager, Forgings, in Troy, MI to Announces its Open Enrollment period implement purchasing initiatives and activities forcommodities the 2020-2021 school year for in accordance withfor thegrades K-8. Applications may be picked business strategic requirements set forthupbyat Worldwide Management; among the school,Procurement 22930 Chippewa, Detroit, MI other duties.

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical 48219, www.westondetroit.com (313)Engineering, Supply Open Chain Management, or 387-6038, during Enrollment periEconomics and six years of experience in the od April 14, 2020 through April 30, 2020 job offered or related. Domestic and during school hours as well as Aprilup 16th international travel required as needed, to from Mail 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. andSarah April Trautmann, 18th from 9 20%. resume to: Ms. Meritor, a.m. to Resume 12 noon.Processing/JO#10913020, 2135 West Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084.

If enrollment applications exceed the number of available spaces, a random selection drawing will be held at Weston Preparatory May 12, SeniorAcademy Software on Engineer I 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Nexteer Automotive Corporation seeks a

Senior Software Engineer I in Saginaw, MI, to plan, design, and implement embedded software for an Electronic Power Steering PROFESSIONAL System; among other duties. Min. HELP bachelor’s degree inWANTED Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Software Developer - of ComputerSenior Science and seven years Core Apps experience inConnected the job offered or related.

Mail resume to:Detroit, Angela General Motors, MI.Passariello, Dvlp, unit test, Nexteer Automotive, 3900 E. Holland Rd., debug, execute, validate, &publish psgr vehicle Saginaw, MI 48601, Ref #10957223.

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(StatePoint) One of the keys to encouraging children develop Functional Safety Validationto Engineer the healthy habit of regular exerWarren, MI, make General Motors.

Dvlpatest proceduresin cise is to fitness priority &test scripts for psgr vehicle ADAS features on the home.

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Over the spring and summer, families across theTeam nation Leader - Mfg, returned to a simNew Boston, North America. Plan, pler form MI,ofBrose exersupervise &lead New Boston Plant (NBO) Mfg cise while connecting with loved Technology Welding grp, incldg tools, equipment, ones: walking.

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General Motors, Detroit, MI. Engr, dvlp, release infotainment low radio calibrations, test, &verify psgr vehicle infotainment low radio calibration domain using Calibration definition tool (CalDef), Teamcenter, VehicleSpy, IBM RTC, DPS, E2,

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